The Sun. — London, England, 1810-03-15 00:00:00

. . The Hon. 'Member concluded by observing, that .it was not usual to lay any'Estimates e,(oig filE lat3tYse; - ); 4 . ' LITO , '': ~ 'Wit hoot ,an express order. . ._ After some cursory remarks frotriTF.l - raCitbtr and Mr. A. Coopert . - Mr. WHITBREAD rose, 'to make:! BM inquiry re to Guadeloupe in two clivisons ; the fi , st under The command of ►he Commander in Chief, landed'on the morning of the 28th at . the village .of St. Maly, and soon after advancad towards Trois R:viers spetiing a particular point, which was an assertion of the Hon. Gentleman's, that it was morally in :pos:. '. Bible an invasion could take place; if so, he wished tdask for what purpose was the nation put to an unnecessary expense ?" He then took - notice of the ra. , nner •in which the .Martello Towers were coill; . structed ; that they should be deficient in any re= sped really- surprised him, as the' Board'ot En-. gineers had- taken a whole twelvemonth to Con.; si ler on the best" mode of Contrticting them.— Another point the Honotitable ~ illetri4r: object ed to, • namely, the immense • sums wbich in all the estimates were included'iga&ftlieitein of qoatingencies and current seivicea l , ed - to the extensive establishment at Yire'eclen Veck; in the account of which there Vasiptillittigar-Con tingencies ; likewise . the sum, of 150,0001. in the Artillery service for foreign expeditions. He mentioned the magazine-a4.Purfltet, at a depot for 14,00 - 0 barrels of gunpowder, when it was the gene ral opinion that it contained 30,000. He concluded •by Saying, that- he had a right, to . demand the ex planation of those contingencies, 'and therefore moved as an amendment, that the Chairman should second division landed to lhe northward of Basse- terre, under the command of General HARCOURT, I • After some ski i rmishes, a gen i Jrai - engagement took place ou the ad of .February, in which the French troops behaved with great steadiness, but were enable to resist the condua and gallantry of our forces, :and were completely= defeated with the loss of 500 men. In the evening of this day the Iltservi, under' General - WALE, having turned and beaten the ere- my's left hi the Mountains, ERNOUF'S position be came so critical, that 9n the morning of the 4th, be hoisted.flags of truce at :all his posts ; on the ith, General HARCOURT ?nd Commodore BALLARD met Colonels FA UGA S and D'ALvtmAa, and agre4d upon Terms of Capitulation, which were ratified early or the morning of the .6th. , _ ms.no opportunity for the display of our naval force afloat, but. bodies of seamen and ma report progress. Mr. W.' POLE explained, and observed, that he. wondered the Hon. Gentleinan should, on the grounds of present safety from invasicin, condemn 'the providing for the future security of the conn try ; for -his part; tor the -sake of obtaining such an e,nd, he would willingly submit to the imputa tion of inconsi,tency. The• Hon. MeMber declared had acted to the best of-his power, under the di rection of, the Master-General, and inquired if the Hon. General expelled be-would crouch to him through fear of stating things as they were. _ Having incurred responsibility,- be was'ready fo'llitet eery question. E7C31.0 ?.9tGY.,C: After tome. remarks between :plr. Whitbread, Capt.-Parker, Mr. Bankes, and Af the: question was ptit, and the amendment. was nega tived wit tout a division. The Resolutions Wert put and carried. NVI . e . landed; and attached to the different divisions of the army, where - they exhibited those .gallant and energetic exertions whichhave always distinguished them. The conduet of the- troops is also said to, have been most highly meritorious ; and every part of the service, bath in its plan and execution, 'a(s sears. to ba►e been conceived and On our.re-admission to the Gallery, we Brand Mr. WHARTON and Mr. WHITBREAD, iD discussion respeding voting money for Miscellaneous Services. The CHANOkn.I.-ort of tire Exclizsaunn, and Mr_ THORbTTON had some conversation respecting giving to his. Majesty the snm of 9801; for the suppott of Vrotestant'Dissenting Ministers,which was agreed to. Several resolutions were put and agreed to. The Report of the Committee wlwordered to be brought up to-morrow. Lord PALMERSTONE brought upf e r'ettzrn of the 8101,th - beers, and the Account ,af, the .New Army Medical Derartment.—Ordered to Tie' oti 'the 'hale. Adjourned at One o'Clock. performed - with -a -judgment and zeal highly cm, ditable to lis Majesty's Governirient, and the gal lant Ofticars and Troops' so successfully employed in wresting from the enemy the. last of his" Co- lonies. • _ • • - W - are . hippy to observe that this ituportaut no- quisition has been made with-a comparatively in considerable loss on our side. We have not beard the warns' of 'the few Officers bt . - the Army 'k'h4ti' were killed or wounded, but we ary *orry to havd to I'MCE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ?WILY& O'CLOCK. announce the loss of Lieut. ELLIOT, of the Sceptre, Consols 67 68 who - baVing volunteered- his services ashore; was l' E 6 UN. killed by a.Cannon-shot. SOLET, , I QIJIS DICiRS FAY..:,:: AUBC:`..T ? The Island of St. Martin Was 111CTUded LI the Capitulation. • ..t . :t ; k cef3i LONDO was Brigadier-General WALE, were doing vccll. THURSDAY, MARGII 15, 1810, A Gazette Extraordinary will be publi‘she4 with all possible' expedition. _ • ~ SURRENDER. OF GUADALOUPE. \Js feel great pleasure announchig to our Rea - -- . —Letters tom the Continent still continue to•spe culate upon the probqbhity . of 13 voN making some pacific overtures to this Country, on the occa sion of his .marriage. It is not. unlikely that he may Make some offer of that. kind ; but no min can now Vdiiped by his artifices to believe that he is really_ aauated by the apirit of peace, or that hi 3 hostile feelings towards this Country Ore at all abated. ders the. Capture of this importa4l4o' the . last • Of the French possessions in the 'N'West` Indies. Dispatches containing this pleasing Intelligence reached Government about Eleven o'Cloci• this morning. The following Letters were immediately sent to the Long MAYOR' : Dowiling-street,'March 15, isio, I Lave the honour to inform your Lordship that " MY LORD; 'Accounts have been received from St. Peters= burgh; dated early in the last month: It does not . 3ppray that atly very strong eqle6tation th,ert.pre vaikd of a war with France, but it wsi Generally be lieved that the trade of the 13a1tic - -would be con, tinged with ti;e same facilities :^.s last year. Captain VVILB' arrived last night, from General Sir GEORGE BECKWITH, with the account 6f - the sur render of the Island of G , uadaloupei by Capitulation, on the 6th of February, after a short biit severe con- test, very creditable to, his Majesly's Letters from Alicant, dated the i 6 -11 ult. state, that the fortifications have been greatly improved, and that the whole population have taken up gnus to oppose the French. The Enemy had wee their appearance about 50 miles from Alicant, and - about "the same distance from Valentia, where. the 'poit lace.was also in arms to oppose them,: The loss on the part of his Majesty's fates consists of 4 Lieutenants, 3 - serjeants, and 45 rank and file killed, and about 250 Wo4llded. " I have honour, &c. LIVERPOOL." " Admiralty. Office, IVl.trch Is, ato. The Ramat) frigate arrived from the Mother Bank at Portsmouth yesterday, with a French ,frigate which she took off Brest, after an aclion of an hour and twenty minute. She was destined for the Isle of Franca, and had on board 100,090 dollars. " 'MY LORD, " I hate the ratisfaetion of acquginting yew Lot dsbiP that the Islam{ of Guadaloupe hag . stirrep. tiered to his. Majesty's forces, after sorne-resistapce on the part of the Enemy. Yesterday, abont twelve o'clock, his MAJEsTy .arrived at the Queen's Palace from Windsor, here he was receiyed by the 'Dukes of-Yoax, KgNT, aid •thiNBERLANII. • • _ _ _ . " The last division of the ForneaAvas landed on the nth-January ; and the ,f4tatteepliulation by - • which General ERNOUF and tlik.Gaiijsciii became Prisoners of War; was signerfah the 6th February. " It adds considerably- to tbeltatisfaction I feel Soon after two o'cloCk Lis MAJESTY held aprivate Levee. • . The following bad the honour of being. presented tJ •ltis MAJESTY : Sir Gore Ouseie , on being appointed his Majesty's Am bassador to the Court of Persia. Mr tames Morier, on his being appointed Secretary of the .ELabasSy at the Court of Persia. Major-G eneral Laya , d, on his being appointed Colonel of the Kosal Yereratt Battalion. •• •• • .• • ~ Major Grant, of the 89th Regiment, upon his pronioiiod and ittint•fom India:" Af:crw.ards I.l'S MAJESTY held a privy , domicil, and gave-analencei to the . LOrd CHANCELLOR, the ;Marquis WE.LLESLEY, Earls LIVERPOOL, CANIDEN, and WESTNIORLAND, Lord niI...GRAVE, Sir. D. PUNDAs,. Messrs. Paßcayat, 11YDER, anti SVTT9N, laid before hi.; MAJESTY the proceedings of leyerol Courts-Martial. - in communicating to your Lordship ibis important acqiii.ition, to be able to acquaint you that it was effeeted without any loss on the part of his Majei- • ty's' Naval Forde. " I have the honour MuLcaAvi."' . The A-tpament having rendttvnused about the . . , 24th of January at t h e appojtlru p laces, proceeded •-• N s Printed by RI C. 7.14,1 RD 1i A KRIS, a No. 4, Martlett.court, Bow-street and P. .SUN-OFFICE; No. 112, Strand; where Advertisements, Orders fig . th ' tL,I The NAVAL NEWS. P01111)4011TH,. MARCH i4.--=Came in this day. his Majesty's ship Excellent; of 74. guns, Captain WEST, from the• Mediterranean, and is put' under quarantine. Put back the . reit William from India, for Lon-. dnn; by contrary winds. Arrived the Florentine for Cadiz.; David. Scott ) LOCK 2, for India; Cato, Nariar., for St. -Vincent's; and. Vestal, Glasow, for Batbadoei, in a very leaky state. • . Came in ,his Majesty's ships Bortlist, Grampus, Bonne Gitoyenne, Zenobia, and Linnet and !loot with store-ships from the Eastward also this Dove, WEBB, from the Westward, for London ; Provi dence BabwN, and Hannah GERMAN, ., from LOn don ; St. "Indere', SoTta*, from Sunderland. ;ZIGG Sailed his Majesty's L'..elfricaine with a convoji: for India, as follows Ceylon, Morriton ; William Pitt, Graham=; Tigress, 14'00141cl' ; Alexander, Turnhout' ; Sir. Stephen Lushing ton, Hay ; Euphrates, Herbert ; Northumberland, Frank lin ; Hugh Inglis, Wood; Astell, Hay ; and Hudrlari,_•NiS bett ; for !ndia ; also. the • Ann;. Gibson, 'for tile Cape of Good ,Hope ; ,and the Supply, MOtford,"for * Waterfortl. Also sailed his Majesty's ship Kent Old' Do/phin, "st ore-shlp to the Westward: His Majesty's ship ger term it is expected, will sail early in the nfornink with the Mediterranean ships, front that arrived fro the . Ppwns this day. - , PLYMOUTH, 141 611 1 5.:—Arrived a convoy twin the Eastward; the Speculation, PR Y from Neatkr and Thomas and, fahis, -Cobnisa„ from Sundet4 r2 land, I' . • . - - •• . Sailed his,Najesty's - ship Ceeiar for Lisbon, and it. the. Indefatigable to the Westward; and his' aa- , jestk's brig Pea6ck_on a . cruiie: • Came eown4s. harbo").vrtichbied in the Sound his Aldrsty's ship.Favourtte. • - Arrived the FiCtOry, H A NAND, from Jersey boun to . Waterford; put in here leaky. :DEAL, MARCH 13. x —Sailed several ships to join convoy at Portsmouth. Came down from the River and sailed, immedi ately, the Alligator' for Tobago, and the Ridtard and Ann for Malta. Cowjs, MARCH 14.—A Melliterrapean convoy just now , pa , sing through. our Road, on their way, to the MOtherbank, , for the purpose of perfoiming quarantine, Thelloratio frigate is alio in S;ght, will►- a :e'er}' large. Frenel ship, said to be 4 most, vainablo prix.: from , the Isle of an.ce, -Yesie.d4y, rhe wind having siwcicr,l3 3 come round 'l' --:% - - 1 - D. tugai, and Guernsey convoys, and as the. \Villa con times fair, T havd no doubt but they will have ,a most prosperous voyage, p. S, Tile prize to the Horatio was taken just ,a she was going into Brest, an,d has a great deal, j 2l veCie On .board. YARMoLTTII, morning a large` lugger , passed by Lo the Southwards IravPg the French colours flying beneath the English, and is. supposed tO - he a . privateer taken: by some, of the rhea of war on tins station. FALMOUTH, MARCH j2;.....Sailed the Wa/singhtin a Packet for Lisbon. His Majesty's ship SITEERNESS3 MARCH 14. Saline is appointed -to. sail for Heligoland as soon as the ctimpeteut number of ships are here. A convoy will sail in future regularly every eight 'days. , . . . mr. 'YoaKE ..has,' we understapd, - declined The sloop .0f war, just arrived, has' c pn i r h : v fo a r 4 i i t es ie C lak o e unty of Cambridge. been out. 14 yearq, cruizing in . t he Indian st•as, one of her original cip,A; came home hiller; he went put cabin boy, and came home boatswain. . The report that a massacre had.taken place in the Island of Ceylon is, we are happy to find, destitive of truth. LetterS. from .that place, dateu Oetober last, have been received,, but contain no matter of general interest, .except such as is already betoro the Public. 1500 European troops had been seat from .the~slatrcl, to assist in quelling the late disturbances in India. • • The 9th Regiment pf Foot sailed from Brisharn Cray on Tuesday last, for•Lisban,, under a convoy of the..Oicipole s.oop of war. • • A Mail from Gibraltar has arrived, by winch we received letters anu - papers to the..27th ult. The garrison was then crowded with Spaniards of all ranks, who had fled thither in con,equence of the success of tie French, and General Cyan:A-and ibis family were among the number of t h e re f uge 4.„..— The number of the Spanish troops which had ?ar= rived at Gibraltar pt.different times was estimated at about 1 . 2,006, and they were daily refitting and embarking for Cadiz.. Mr. GALE JONES< has written a letter to Sir F. BURDB'rt, in whieh he thanks him for what he calls his " unanswerable and unanswered defnce," and says he will not degrade himself " by petitioning for his liberty, -which he boldly claitris by,birth-r The Committee of the numerous Prisoners con fined for ~debt. in the King's Bench, have received communications, containing the - mast - flattering as , surances of support to their Petition. to the Legisla ture,- from some of the most distinguished, Members .of both Houses of Parliament, and even from some branches of the Royal Family. .110,41 E CHICalr. HERTFORD ASSIZES, TiazspAy, MARCH 13. r. , lll47ll.4trditanz wasindicted for the wilful mon : `clet'rnit it•er bastard•. child.. It appeared prc.)tiable, from - the evidence,' that the . child had. been . still born-% Jury therefore acquitted the prisoner'of The . miirder, but found her guilty .of the. conceii l, meat of the birth of the child ;: upon which she was sentenced to two years imprisoninlnt. josep - it Salter was convicted of stealing eight, st orp pigs, the property, of James Pratt, farmer, at `field, in Oxfordshire. Mr. Pratt stated, that •he lost his pigs . from his yard' on .the 29111 of Septecn : ber.. The next day they- were traced to - the Pri- , sonar and another twit,. of the name . or. Hunte!,,- who was selling them - - at Berkainstea.d Market.—r The pigs then appeared to have been (Liven - loug way. The Prisoner -was apprehended, . but fiontet egcapg, In his defence, the Prisoner called:a wit.. iikss toy rove an alibi, but the •Jury :found him—. .60/Iy.f. • - -• ' - - . -Tkie.Lestnerl Judge immediately, sentenced I; 111 T'tb be transported for the term of seven years. This I . :WU the only conviction of importance:- - Yesterday a Court of Comnion Council was held at Guildhall, to discuss the flan and Estimate for improving Smithfield:Market, by extehding Abe . present site .thereof; mnd.also the Pian and Estimate for the Removal of the said Market ; and finally, to determine which of - the said Plans- should be adopted. • The Minutes of the last Court were read and con. , firmed. • • A Report from the Finanee . Committe,• for re. strieling the e x p el lees for entertainments, &c. of the, Commissioners of Sewers to per annum, was agreed. to by the Court. Several,Putitions for Lease, &cc...were-read and referred . to Committees. , • • Tl:e Committee of City Lands presented'a Report A andlFlan for removing to between Sadler's, Wells 4 andlLthe. Angel at angton, Stnithfield Market ; Whick -alter considerable debate,, and an_amend- Grneal_being proposed; the amendment was declared by the Lord Mdpir tole carried .in the negative- ,, and on &division,. there appeared: For the Remo r Aldermen, 7S . Commoners, 2 Tellers-. Total, 79. For its remaining where it_is,9 Al, dermen, 71 Commoners; '2 Ttlier's—Total, 76.•-• Majority for Removal, of Cothinon Council will be held to. morrow.' We have received seVeral letters from the Brazils, but the - following is the only one t them worthy of . _ notice : J ' 47 atioJANEIRO, AN. 16.---rrepaptions are mak;. ing for the reception of soon troops and ► ,atge naiiiillorce, under the command of Sir SIDNEY , tin ' • which • Wl: G. expeded to arrive shortly, as a special request to that effed has been made by the !Prince Regent. We have had no art ival% trotn the River Plata since the 15th October, and of course call furnish you with no news from thence.—Trade is at a stand, from the great glat of produce here:— The Etizaeth man of war sailed on the 15th iLiSt. for London," This morning, at half'-past. two o'clock ; afire broke out. at a Tallow Chandler's in Houghton .wract) vcry sipon oian.u . rgaid the .sarne..„2nd communicated to occur' house s, which were also consumed. We have the greatest concern, .that two persons have - lost their eves. OUthiS - meta neholi , • odc.i Sion. IV& i* ' 1•04 ,7 - Wind; :,-= : • oirA , 'sawn, MA:.CR.:I2. ;-..vf . .tritivect—the Friends,.M.artin, from St. lttoingo ; D I; d• fro4;z9arrlir"odini ii_L: l‘ ti l e ls __. r •.v ' a l' rin ri .l t° •%ti f d r6l ti n ie Golden t-jlic h d ‘ r e ov - et ; l'aritipshn; for the Brazils.. . ITlASitled- 1 -the Nancy,. Samson ..foi Oporto; Zephyr, ler. (cry. ; for St. Michael's; and the tdiruna, Cassara, for, Malta. . ',.:"' hfgack 13. Arrived. , -the Maria Ann, GoGdman„from-St: Michael's.; 'Woollart. Smith. from senegal ; Rebecca and •Sarah., Watson, George, Hubert, and oarah, }(use, frog! Lisbon. - • • • . Sailed -the Surat Castle, Robertson, for India. -~--._ 6/R f NS. :Wished by WILLIAM ARMIGER SCRIM'S, Sou hMilttiii.sywt,Grorvenor kquatF. e Paper Letters for the Editor, 4c. (post-pat) tprotti agcitos:st On Saturday morning. last, in Cork, the. Lady of Majof• General Graham, of a Son. On Sunday last, at his house in Georges-street. LimeriCJ" the Lady .of Henry D'hsterre, Esq. barrister at Law, of a -Son.. . ' in Uppei George. street, the Lady of Captain Langley, 24 Life Go;,nis, of a Son. • I • • • nTuesday marning, , at.Chelteuharni Benjamin 'Hayward ilTrb?one, Esq. Physician to the. Forces, Eliza Selma, the ptsltiest daughter of Eyles Irwin, Esq. of the County of Fer' xndnagh; 1 reland. 011,Ttiesthy se'nnight, at Newiugton Church, Surrpy, M‘' I .1. Striecks, ..Coach-maker, of Whitechapel, aged so, to SW" I,Sannah Sioackinen, of 11‘,Inondsey, aged i 8. On 'Sunday the 2 5 th tilt. al DouglaS,.•lsle of • Mantin the 11bth year of Ins age - , atter • lung Andisposition, Edwa rd loore, Esq. sen. On the ith inst. 'at' Freston, near-Ipswich, Mr. (ohn Wor' - cester,• Oil-mei - Chant, West Smithfield. !., OR ThurSday last, Mr. John, Alexander Cater, of-fall' Mall, Hatter. On Saturday last, the Lady of 'James Cuinberland 13entleY. -Esq. daughter and co-heiress of the late Chomas 'Staunton , E sq. Member : tor Ipswich,. and -formerly Member for Gat' way, in Ireland. • • 'Lately, at Warwick,. MrS. Edkins, of that place, fo f. meth' of London. • A t.New.plrani, Gloucestershire, at the very advaneed.ag B ,of tOlS„ Ann Wobins. She had.: been Sexton to that Parish upwards of io years, gave her evidence in a cause fried at the Assizes in GfOutester, about eight years since, with auto' , :aitshingclArllcSS and perspicuity, and retained all her Jacul. , ,lies to the last. . A few days since; in Dartford Workhottte, James Gibson' k the very advanced age of to 6- He w:, • a native VI Mter, and had been in that,Workhouseabout ten years ; until with' list two months he was in the daily habit of and plying his respects to Mrs. Budgen and Mrs; Rawlingso ut th,t•tow.n, and , never refuseddrinking their healths on hif ; on leaving them lie was als4..piesented with tobacco, money, and w)th his lighted pipe and' stick lie would 01 marth:hornewaeds --sometimes - , howeyer, the post-boys ant others would ply him with so •potent a cop as to render steps not. altogether steady ; and ono darlast summer, in that situation, lie tell from the causeway to the higliivig (about two tee;), and recovering himself in halt a minute, lle, turned round, and with much afflicted surprize, exclaim ed " God bless met who would have thought it, hosy e oulti that happen l" and then 'got tip and proceeded, home: O s , iiitelleets were preserVed to , him till the lamp of life Wo' quite consumed 'was so attached to'his pipe..as to e11)4, it until a few hours before his. death, and repiested that 0 1 , . stick and pipe sliou;d be put in his coffin • one part or II!? request • Was - cuiliplied with, and his stick ; is still nearlo' I • t 1 I 1 I r~ '~ ()t, Qc Wll 6v, \,